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A PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS RESULTS WHEN CONDUCTED IN CONTRIVED VERSUS NATURAL SETTINGS
Author(s) -
Lang Russell,
O'Reilly Mark,
Machalicek Wendy,
Lancioni Giulio,
Rispoli Mandy,
Chan Jeffrey M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-441
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , functional analysis , developmental psychology , natural (archaeology) , applied behavior analysis , cognitive psychology , history , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , gene
A preliminary evaluation of the correspondence between functional analysis outcomes across settings was conducted with 2 children who had been diagnosed with autism and who engaged in challenging behavior. Differences across settings (a therapy room and a classroom) were demonstrated in ABAB reversal designs. Three potential patterns of results that may occur when comparing functional analyses across environments are described, and one possible explanation for the occurrence of discrepancies between environments (differing learning histories within separate environments) is offered.